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4 Optimization ....................................................57
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Administrator Guide - SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP Overview
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1 Overview
PC PC
Modem Bank
Hub
Voice Bridge
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2 Installation and Operation
2.1 Installation Models
2.2 Installation Process
2.2.1 Basic Network Setup
2.2.1.1 DHCP or Manual TCP/IP Setup
2.2.1.2 Local User Interface Setup Menus
2.2.1.2.1 Main Menu
The DHCP and Server sub-menus may be accessed from the main setup menu.
Name Possible ValuesaDescription
2.2.1.2.2 DHCP Menu
Name
Possible Values Description
2.2.1.2.3 Server Menu
Name
Name Possible Values Description
Possible Values Description
2.2.1.3 Reset to Factory Defaults
2.2.2 Application Configuration
2.2.2.1 Centralized Configuration
2.2.2.1.1 FTP vs. TFTP
2.2.2.1.2 Configuration Files
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2.2.2.1.2.2 Application Configuration Files
Note
Category Description Example
2.2.2.1.3 Deploying a Boot Server for the Phones
Step: Instructions:
2.2.2.2 Local Phone Configuration
Step: Instructions:
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3 Features
3.1 Basic Features
3.1.1 Call Log
3.1.2 Call Timer
3.1.3 Call Waiting
3.1.4 Called Party Identification
3.1.5 Calling Party Identification
3.1.6 Missed Call Notification
3.1.7 Configurable Feature Keys
Administrator Guide - SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP Features
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SoundPoint IP 300 SIP Key Layout
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SoundPoint IP 500 SIP Key Layout
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SoundPoint IP 600 SIP Key Layout
SoundStation IP 4000 SIP Key Layout
Key ID IP 300 Function IP 500 Function IP 600 Function IP 4000 Function
3.1.8 Connected Party Identification
3.1.9 Context Sensitive Volume Control
3.1.10 Customizable Audio Sound Effects
3.1.11 Message Waiting Indication
3.1.12 Distinctive Incoming Call Treatment
Administration: Distinctive Incoming Call Treatment
For more information, see 3.1.16 Local Contact Directory on page 27.
3.1.13 Distinctive Ringing
There are three aspects to Distinctive Ringing:
3.1.13 Distinctive Call Waiting
3.1.14 Do-Not-Disturb
3.1.15 Handset, Headset, and Speakerphone
3.1.16 Local Contact Directory
3.1.16.1 Local Contact Directory File Format
An example local contact directory is shown. Look to the table for an explanation of each element.
Local Contact Directory File example:
Element Permitted Values Interpretation
3.1.17 Local Digit Map
3.1.18 Microphone Mute
3.1.19 Multiple Call Appearances
3.1.20 Shared Call Appearances
3.1.21 Bridged Line Appearances
3.1.22 Customizable Fonts and Indicators
3.1.23 Soft Key-Driven User Interface
The user interface makes extensive use of intuitive, context-sensitive soft key menus.
3.1.24 Speed Dial
3.1.25 Time and Date Display
3.1.26 Idle Display Animation
3.2 Call Management Features
3.2.1 Automatic Off-hook Call Placement
The phone supports an optional automatic off-hook call placement feature for each registration.
3.2.2 Call Hold
3.2.3 Call Transfer
3.2.4 Three-Way Conference, Local or Centralized
3.2.5 Call Diversion (Call Forward)
3.2.6 Directed Call Pick-up
3.2.7 Group Call Pick-up
3.2.8 Call Park / Retrieve
3.2.9 Last Call Return
3.3 Audio Processing Features
3.3.1 Low-Delay Audio Packet Transmission
3.3.2 Jitter Buffer and Packet Error Concealment
3.3.3 Local Conference Mixing
3.3.4 Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
3.3.5 DTMF Tone Generation
3.3.6 DTMF Event RTP Payload
3.3.7 Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)
Algorithm MIME Type Ref. Bit Rate
3.3.8 Audio Codecs
The following table summarizes the phones audio codec support:
Sample Rate Frame Size
3.4 Presence and Instant Messaging Features
3.4.1 Presence
3.4.2 Instant Messaging
3.5 Localization Features
3.5.1 Multilingual User Interface
Name Range
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3.5.2 Downloadable Fonts
3.5.3 Synthesized Call Progress Tones
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3.6 Advanced Server Features
3.6.1 Voicemail Integration
waiting signal from a voicemail server will trigger the message-waiting indicator to flash.
3.6.2 Multiple Registrations
use for outgoing calls or which registration to use when initiating new instant message dialogs.
3.6.3 ACD login / logout
3.6.4 ACD agent available / unavailable
3.6.5 Server Redundancy
3.6.5.1 DNS SIP Server Name Resolution
3.7 Accessory Internet Features
3.7.1 MicroBrowser
3.8 Security Features
3.8.1 Local User and Administrator Privilege Levels
3.8.2 Incoming Signaling Validation
Three optional levels of security are provided for validating incoming network signal- ing:
source IP address validation digest authentication both
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4 Optimization
4.1 Ethernet Switch
4.2 Application Network Setup
4.2.1 RTP Ports
4.2.2 Working with Network Address Translation (NAT)
4.3 Updating and Rebooting
4.4 Event Logging
Log files uploaded in this manner are named:
<Ethernet address>-now-boot.log <Ethernet address>-now-app.log
4.5 Audio Quality Issues and VLANs
4.5.1 IP TOS
4.5.2 IEEE 802.1p/Q
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4.6 Configuration Files
4.6.1 Core Configuration - ipmid.cfg
4.6.1.1 Localization <localization/>
4.6.1.1.1 Multilingual <multilingual/>
Follow these steps to add new languages to those included with the distribution:
4.6.1.1.2 Date and Time <datetime/>
4.6.1.1.3 Call Progress Tones <callProgTones>
4.6.1.2 User Preferences <user_preferences/>
4.6.1.3 Tones <tones/>
This section describes configuration items for the tone resources available in the phone.
4.6.1.3.1 Dual Tone Multi-Frequency <DTMF/>
4.6.1.3.2 Chord Sets <chord_sets/>
All three blocks use the same chord set specification format.
callProg: used for call progress sound effect patterns ringer misc (miscellaneous)
Permitted
In the following table, x is the chord-set number and cat is one of callProg, ringer, or misc.
4.6.1.4 Sampled Audio for Sound Effects <sampled_audio/>
The following sampled audio WAVE file (.wav) formats are supported:
mono 8 kHz G.711 -Law G.711 A-Law L16/1600 (16-bit, 16 kHz sampling rate, mono)
Permitted
The following table defines the default usage of the sampled audio files with the phone:
4.6.1.5 Sound Effects <sound_effects/>
Sampled Audio File Default use within phone (pattern reference)
Permitted
4.6.1.5.1 Patterns <patterns/>
Instruction Meaning Example
4.6.1.5.1.1 Call Progress Patterns
The following table maps call progress patterns to their usage within the phone.
Call progress pattern number Use within phone
4.6.1.5.1.2 Ringer Patterns
The following table maps ringer pattern numbers to their default descriptions.
Ringer pattern number Default description
4.6.1.5.2 Ring type <ringType/>
4.6.1.6 Voice Settings <voice/>
4.6.1.6.1 Voice Coding Algorithms <codecs/>
Algorithm
The following voice codecs are supported:
MIME Type Label Bit Rate
4.6.1.6.1.1 Codec Preferences <preferences/>
4.6.1.6.1.2 Codec Profiles <profiles/>
Permitted
4.6.1.6.2 Volume Persistence <volume/>
4.6.1.6.3 Gains <gains/>
4.6.1.6.4 Acoustic Echo Cancellation <AEC/>
These settings control the performance of the speakerphone acoustic echo canceller.
4.6.1.6.5 Acoustic Echo Suppression <AES/>
4.6.1.6.6 Background Noise Suppression <NS/>
These settings control the performance of the transmit background noise suppression feature.
4.6.1.6.7 Automatic Gain Control <AGC/>
These settings control the performance of the transmit automatic gain control feature.7
4.6.1.6.8 Receive Equalization <RXEQ/>
These settings control the performance of the handsfree receive equalizaton feature.
4.6.1.6.9 Transmit Equalization <TXEQ/>
These settings control the performance of the handsfree transmit equalization feature.
4.6.1.6.10 Voice Activity Detection <VAD/>
4.6.1.7 Quality of Service <QOS/>
4.6.1.7.1 Ethernet IEEE 802.1p/Q <Ethernet/>
These default parameter values are used for all packets which are not set explicitly.
4.6.1.7.2 IP TOS <IP/>
These parameters apply to RTP packets.
These settings control the type of service field in outgoing packets.
These parameters apply to call control packets, such as the network protocol signaling.
4.6.1.8 Basic TCP/IP <TCP_IP/>
4.6.1.8.1 Network Monitoring <netMon/>
4.6.1.8.2 Time Synchronization <SNTP/>
stop DST on the last Sunday in October at 2 am.
Permitted
4.6.1.8.3 port <port/>
4.6.1.8.3.1 RTP <RTP/>
Permitted
4.6.1.9 Web Server <HTTPD/>
4.6.1.9.1 Configuration <cfg/>
4.6.1.10 Call Handling Configuration <call/>
4.6.1.10.1 Hold, Local Reminder <localReminder/>
4.6.1.11 Directory <directory/>
4.6.1.12 Fonts <font/>
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4.6.1.12.1 IP_500 font <IP_500/>
4.6.1.12.2 IP_600 font <IP_600/>
4.6.1.13 Keys <keys/>
These settings control the scrolling behavior of keys and can be used to change key functions.
The following table lists the functions that are available:
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4.6.1.14 Bitmaps <bitmaps/>
Bitmaps used by the phone are defined in this section.
4.6.1.14.1 Platform <IP_300/>, <IP_500/>, <IP_600/> and <IP_4000/>
In the following table, x=IP_300, IP_500, IP_600, or IP_4000, y is the bitmap number.
4.6.1.15 Indicators <indicators/>
4.6.1.15.1 Animations <Animations/> <IP_300/>, <IP_500/>, <IP_600/> and <IP_4000/>
4.6.1.15.2 Patterns <Patterns/>
4.6.1.15.3 Classes <Classes/>
4.6.1.15.4 Assignments <Assignments/>
4.6.1.16 Event Logging <logging/>
The event logging system supports the following classes of events:
Warning!
Level Interpretation
Permitted
4.6.1.16.1 Basic Logging <level/><change/> and <render/>
Three formats are available for the event timestamp:
4.6.1.16.2 Scheduled Logging Parameters <scheduled/>
4.6.1.17 Security <security/>
These settings affect security aspects of the phone.
4.6.1.17.1 Password Lengths <pwd/><length>
4.6.1.18 Provisioning <provisioning/>
These settings control aspects of the phones boot server provisioning system.
4.6.1.19 RAM Disk <RAMdisk/>
4.6.1.20 Request <request/>
4.6.1.20.1 Delay <delay/>
4.6.1.21 Feature <feature/>
4.6.1.22 Resource <resource/>
These settings control the maximum size or an external resource retrieved at run time.
4.6.1.22.2 quotas <quotas/>
4.6.1.22.1 finder <finder/>
4.6.1.23 MicroBrowser <microbrowser/>
4.6.1.23.1 Main Browser <main/>
This setting controls the home page used by the MicroBrowser when that function is selected.
4.6.1.23.2 Browser Limits <limits/>
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4.6.2 SIP Configuration - sip.cfg
4.6.2.1 Protocol <volpProt/>
4.6.2.1.1 Local <local/>
4.6.2.1.2 Server <server/>
4.6.2.1.3 SIP <SIP/>
4.6.2.1.3.1 Outbound Proxy <outboundProxy/>
4.6.2.1.3.2 Alert Information <alertInfo/>
Permitted
4.6.2.1.3.3 Request Validation <requestValidation/>
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4.6.2.1.4 Dial Plan <dialplan/>
4.6.2.1.4.1 Digit Map <digitmap/>
4.6.2.1.4.2 Routing <routing/>
Permitted
4.6.2.1.4.2.1 Server <server/>
4.6.2.1.5 SIP Logging <logging/> <level/> <change/>
4.6.2.1.4.2.2 Emergency <emergency/>
Permitted
4.6.3 Per-phone Configuration - phone1.cfg
4.6.3.1 Registration <reg/>
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4.6.3.2 Calls <call/>
4.6.3.2.1 Do Not Disturb <donotdisturb/>
4.6.3.2.2 Automatic Off-hook Call Placement <autoOffHook/>
4.6.3.2.3 Missed Call Configuration <serverMissedCall/>
In the following table, x is the registration number. IP 300: x=1-2; IP 500: x=1-3; IP
4.6.3.3 Diversion <divert/>
4.6.3.3.1 Forward All <fwd/>
4.6.3.3.2 Busy <busy/>
The phone can automatically divert calls after a period of ringing.
Calls can be automatically diverted when the phone is busy.
4.6.3.3.3 No Answer <noanswer/>
4.6.3.4 Dial Plan <dialplan/>
4.6.3.4.1 Digit Map <digitmap/>
4.6.3.4.2 Routing <routing/>
4.6.3.4.2.1 Server <server/>
Permitted
4.6.3.4.2.2 Emergency <emergency/>
4.6.3.5 Messaging <msg/>
Message-waiting indication is supported on a per-registration basis.
Permitted
4.6.3.5.1 Message Waiting Indicator <mwi/>
4.6.3.6 Network Address Translation <nat/>
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5 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
5.1 Basic Protocols
5.1.2 Request Support
5.1.1 RFC and Internet Draft Support
ID Title
5.1.3 Header Support
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5.1.4 Response Support
5.1.4.2 2xx Responses - Success
5.1.4.1 1xx Responses - Provisional
5.1.4.3 3xx Responses - Redirection
5.1.4.4 4xx Responses - Request Failure
Response Supported Notes
5.1.4.5 5xx Responses - Server Failure
5.1.4.6 6xx Responses - Global Failure
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5.2 Protocol Extensions
The phone supports the following SIP protocol extensions.
5.2.2 Request Support
5.2.1 RFC and Internet Draft Support
ID Title
5.2.3 SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leverag- ing Extensions (SIMPLE)
5.2.4 Shared Call Appearance Signaling
5.2.5 Bridged Line Appearance Signaling
